2006 Lime Tree Merlot, South Eastern Australia, Co-op, down £1 to £3.49 until August 3. An ideal barbecue red made from the ever modish, plump, raisiny merlot grape and oozing with the sort of spicy, creosote-spiked, oak-chipped fruit that will have wide appeal.

2007 Finest Gr?ner Veltliner, Nieder?sterreich, Austria, Tesco, £6.49. If you have been put off purchasing top